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Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 16, 2017
Latest Action
December 6, 2017
Primary Sponsor
H. Morgan GriffithRepublican(VA)
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Speed vs cohort
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vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 or the FAST Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-444, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 413, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies S. 428, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions S. 1016, CONNECT For Health Act (Schatz) - telehealth S. 1169, Medicaid CARE Act (Durbin-Portman) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion S. 1688, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 1804, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - single payer health system S. 1890, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Cardin) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease S. 1909, BENES Act (Casey) - notifications of Medicare eligibility S. 2027, Medicaid Third Party Liability Act (Portman) - Medicaid third party liability S. 2051, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (Portman) - barriers to payment reform models S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman-Cantwell) - Medicaid Money Follows the Person Demonstration S. 2707, Informing Seniors About Opioids Act (Nelson) - opioid issues S. 2901, Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act (Thune) - opioid issues S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment Via Telehealth Act (Carper) - opioid issues S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 3327, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (Cortez Masto) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions S. 3496, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Daines-King) - study on MA benchmark cap S. 3497, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Daines-King) - MA benchmark cap S. 3702, Right Rebate Act (Wyden-Grassley) - Medicaid drug rebate program Draft Bill: Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act (Pallone) - Long-Term Services and Supports Program H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, Medicare and Medicaid issues, budget offsets H.R. 695, Continuing Appropriations Act (Schiff) - Money Follows the Person demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (Roe) - Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 908, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kelly) - MA payment cap H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Griffith) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies H.R. 1148, FAST Act (Griffith) - access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under Medicare H.R. 1316, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - PBM standards for MA and PDP plans H.R. 1995, V-BID for Better Care Act (Black) - value-based insurance design in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2556, CONNECT For Health Act (Black) - telehealth H.R. 2575, BENES Act (Ruiz) - notifications of Medicare eligibility H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Marino) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease H.R. 2687, Medicaid CARE Act (Foster-Fitzpatrick) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 3044, Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill Medicare Advantage Enrollees (Meehan) H.R. 3263, Medicare Independence at Home Model of Care (Burgess) - demonstration program H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act (Barton) - health homes for children with complex medical conditions H.R. 3360, Telehealth Enhancement Act (Harper) - telehealth in Medicare H.R. 3635, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act (Jenkins) - procedures for Medicare administrative contractors H.R. 3727, Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (Black) - telehealth in MA plans H.R. 4143, Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act (Smith) - alternative care delivery models and payment methodologies for patients with end-stage renal disease H.R. 4952, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Kelly) - MA benchmark cap study H.R. 5306, EMPOWER Care Act (Guthrie) - extension of Money Follows the Person demonstration H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act (Matsui) - opioid issues H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act (Ruiz) - opioid issues H.R. 5675, drug management programs for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5676, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (MacArthur) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act (Kelly) - opioid issues H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act (Faso) - opioid issues H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - communication between Medicare plan sponsors and CMS H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5797, IMD CARE Act (Walters) - Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act (Bucshon) - opioid issues H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act (Blackburn) - opioid issues H.R. 5800, Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act (Upton) - opioid issues H.R. 5804, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act (Shimkus) - opioid issues H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5809, Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act (Peters) - opioid issues H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act (Lance) - opioid issues H.R. 5812, Improving Medicaid Data Timeliness Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6431, Medigap Consumer Protection Act (Levin) - reforms to Medicare supplemental insurance H.R. 6561, Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act (Walorski) -- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly H.R. 6563, Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act (Pallone-Neal) - Medicare Part D cliff H.R. 6662, Empowering Seniors Decision Enrollment Act (Paulsen) - special enrollment period for non-deemed Medicare Cost Plan enrollees H.R. 6690, Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act (Roskam) - Medicare pilot program for smart card technology H.R. 7122, Shared Accountability for Improved Patient Outcomes Act (Paulsen) - value-based payment and delivery arrangements H.R. 7217, IMPROVE Act (Barton) - Money Follows the Person demonstration, ACE Kids Act, Medicare drug rebate program, spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 7223, Right Rebate Act (Schrader-Welch) - Medicaid drug rebate program H.R. 7247, Incentivizing Shared Risk in Medicare Advantage Act (Brady) - MA prior authorization H.R. 7249, Better Prior Authorization Notification Act (Reed) - MA prior authorization H.R. 7250, Prior Authorization Improvement Act (Kelly) - MA prior authorization Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2020 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2019 Rate Notice and Call Letter; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); CMS's proposed Part B drug demonstration program; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 260 / H.R. 849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act S. 431 / H.R. 1148: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 870 / H.R. 4579: CHRONIC Care Act S. 1016 / H.R. 2556: CONNECT for Health Act Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; appropriate use criteria for imaging services; Medicare coverage of oxygen therapy for cluster headaches; urging changes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
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all provisions related to cable. -S 3655 - Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act- all provisions related to cable. -S 3668 - Robocall Elimination At Last Protecting Every American Consumer's Ears Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3744 - Data Care Act - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - Expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 523 - Encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States - all provisions related to cable.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 413, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies S. 428, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions S. 1016, CONNECT For Health Act (Schatz) - telehealth S. 1169, Medicaid CARE Act (Durbin-Portman) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion S. 1688, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 1804, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - single payer health system S. 1890, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Cardin) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease S. 1909, BENES Act (Casey) - notifications of Medicare eligibility S. 2027, Medicaid Third Party Liability Act (Portman) - Medicaid third party liability S. 2051, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (Portman) - barriers to payment reform models S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman-Cantwell) - Medicaid Money Follows the Person Demonstration S. 2707, Informing Seniors About Opioids Act (Nelson) - opioid issues S. 2901, Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act (Thune) - opioid issues S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment Via Telehealth Act (Carper) - opioid issues S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 3327, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (Cortez Masto) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions S. 3496, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Daines-King) - study on MA benchmark cap S. 3497, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Daines-King) - MA benchmark cap S. 3702, Right Rebate Act (Wyden-Grassley) - Medicaid drug rebate program Draft Bill: Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act (Pallone) - Long-Term Services and Supports Program H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, Medicare and Medicaid issues, budget offsets H.R. 695, Continuing Appropriations Act (Schiff) - Money Follows the Person demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (Roe) - Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 908, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kelly) - MA payment cap H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Griffith) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies H.R. 1148, FAST Act (Griffith) - access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under Medicare H.R. 1316, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - PBM standards for MA and PDP plans H.R. 1995, V-BID for Better Care Act (Black) - value-based insurance design in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2556, CONNECT For Health Act (Black) - telehealth H.R. 2575, BENES Act (Ruiz) - notifications of Medicare eligibility H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Marino) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease H.R. 2687, Medicaid CARE Act (Foster-Fitzpatrick) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 3044, Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill Medicare Advantage Enrollees (Meehan) H.R. 3263, Medicare Independence at Home Model of Care (Burgess) - demonstration program H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act (Barton) - health homes for children with complex medical conditions H.R. 3360, Telehealth Enhancement Act (Harper) - telehealth in Medicare H.R. 3635, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act (Jenkins) - procedures for Medicare administrative contractors H.R. 3727, Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (Black) - telehealth in MA plans H.R. 4143, Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act (Smith) - alternative care delivery models and payment methodologies for patients with end-stage renal disease H.R. 4952, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Kelly) - MA benchmark cap study H.R. 5306, EMPOWER Care Act (Guthrie) - extension of Money Follows the Person demonstration H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act (Matsui) - opioid issues H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act (Ruiz) - opioid issues H.R. 5675, drug management programs for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5676, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (MacArthur) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act (Kelly) - opioid issues H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act (Faso) - opioid issues H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - communication between Medicare plan sponsors and CMS H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5797, IMD CARE Act (Walters) - Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act (Bucshon) - opioid issues H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act (Blackburn) - opioid issues H.R. 5800, Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act (Upton) - opioid issues H.R. 5804, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act (Shimkus) - opioid issues H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5809, Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act (Peters) - opioid issues H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act (Lance) - opioid issues H.R. 5812, Improving Medicaid Data Timeliness Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6431, Medigap Consumer Protection Act (Levin) - reforms to Medicare supplemental insurance H.R. 6561, Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act (Walorski) -- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly H.R. 6563, Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act (Pallone-Neal) - Medicare Part D cliff H.R. 6662, Empowering Seniors Decision Enrollment Act (Paulsen) - special enrollment period for non-deemed Medicare Cost Plan enrollees H.R. 6690, Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act (Roskam) - Medicare pilot program for smart card technology H.R. 7122, Shared Accountability for Improved Patient Outcomes Act (Paulsen) - value-based payment and delivery arrangements H.R. 7217, IMPROVE Act (Barton) - Money Follows the Person demonstration, ACE Kids Act, Medicare drug rebate program, spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 7223, Right Rebate Act (Schrader-Welch) - Medicaid drug rebate program H.R. 7247, Incentivizing Shared Risk in Medicare Advantage Act (Brady) - MA prior authorization H.R. 7249, Better Prior Authorization Notification Act (Reed) - MA prior authorization H.R. 7250, Prior Authorization Improvement Act (Kelly) - MA prior authorization Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2020 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2019 Rate Notice and Call Letter; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); CMS's proposed Part B drug demonstration program; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred to |
| February 16, 2017 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | February 16, 2017 |
| Democratic |
| FL |
| Alexander X. Mooney | Republican | WV |
| Ami Bera | Democratic | CA |
| Andy Barr | Republican | KY |
| Andy Harris | Republican | MD |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Barry Loudermilk | Republican | GA |
| Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | NM |
| Beto O’Rourke | Democratic | TX |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Flores | Republican | TX |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Bill Johnson | Republican | OH |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bill Posey | Republican | FL |
| Billy Long | Republican | MO |
| Blake Farenthold | Republican | TX |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican | VA |
| Brad R. Wenstrup | Republican | OH |
| Bradley Byrne | Republican | AL |
| Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic | PA |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican | KY |
| Brian Babin | Republican | TX |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Bruce Poliquin | Republican | ME |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carlos Curbelo | Republican | FL |
| Carol Shea-Porter | Democratic | NH |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Charles W. Dent | Republican | PA |
| Charlie Crist | Democratic | FL |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Collins | Republican | NY |
| Chris Stewart | Republican | UT |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican | NJ |
| Collin C. Peterson | Democratic | MN |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Republican | NY |
| Darin LaHood | Republican | IL |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| David Schweikert | Republican | AZ |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| David Young | Republican | IA |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Denny Heck | Democratic | WA |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Devin Nunes | Republican | CA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Don Young | Republican | AK |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Elijah E. Cummings | Democratic | MD |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Elizabeth H. Esty | Democratic | CT |
| Erik Paulsen | Republican | MN |
| F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | WI |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Jackie Walorski | Republican | IN |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jason Lewis | Republican | MN |
| Jason Smith | Republican | MO |
| Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | NE |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Jody B. Hice | Republican | GA |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John H. Rutherford | Republican | FL |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| John Shimkus | Republican | IL |
| Joseph Crowley | Democratic | NY |
| Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic | MA |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Keith J. Rothfus | Republican | PA |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lloyd Smucker | Republican | PA |
| Lou Barletta | Republican | PA |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Lynn Jenkins | Republican | KS |
| Mark E. Amodei | Republican | NV |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Markwayne Mullin | Republican | OK |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Martha McSally | Republican | AZ |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | NM |
| Mike Coffman | Republican | CO |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Neal P. Dunn | Republican | FL |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Paul Cook | Republican | CA |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Ralph Norman | Republican | SC |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Richard Hudson | Republican | NC |
| Richard M. Nolan | Democratic | MN |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Rod Blum | Republican | IA |
| Roger Marshall | Republican | KS |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Stephen Knight | Republican | CA |
| Steve Chabot | Republican | OH |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve King | Republican | IA |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Susan A. Davis | Democratic | CA |
| Susan W. Brooks | Republican | IN |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Tim Murphy | Republican | PA |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
| Tom Cole | Republican | OK |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
| Tom Graves | Republican | GA |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Trey Hollingsworth | Republican | IN |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $3,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1148/S.870 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3904 - Data Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4050 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4109 - Spectrum Auction Deposits Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4151 - Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities Act (STREET Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4232 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4672 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4677 - Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4810 - MAPPING NOW Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4813 - Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4814 - Community Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4817 - Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4832 - RESTORED Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4858 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4947 - Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4953 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5007 - Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5016 - The Revitalize Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5378 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5573 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5700 - National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 5815 - Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5930 - Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5952 - Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5969 - Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5983 - Kelsey Smith Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6003 - Anti-Swatting Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6017 - The Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6026 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6032 - State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act (SMART IoT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (RURAL Broadband Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6258 - Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6393 - 21st Century Internet Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6401 - Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6416 - Local Television Service and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6422 - Federal Communications Commission Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6424 - To amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, to clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures, and for other purposes. -HR 6427 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6442 - Broadband for All Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6465 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6548 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6617 - Preserving American Privacy Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6620 - Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6864 - Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6871 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for placing in service qualified broadband property to expand the level of broadband service in a qualified rural census tract - all provisions related to cable. HR 6917 - To protect victims of nonconsensual online distribution of sexually intimate images by providing for the expeditious removal of nonconsensual sexually intimate imagery on the Internet, to encourage responsible practices by online service providers - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 689 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 873 - Providing for consideration of the joint resolution - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 1039 - Encouraging edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - DIGIT Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1676 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1950 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1988 - SPEED Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2217 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2220 - National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2381 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2418 - The Bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2573 - To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program - all provisions related to cable. -S 2576 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2639 - Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2640 - Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act (SAFE KIDS Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2654 - Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -S 2705 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2853 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority - all provisions related to cable. -S 2865 - Made in America Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2932 - Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2955 - Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband (MAP Broadband) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2958 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -S 2959 - Office of Rural Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2965 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2970 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (RURAL Broadband Act of 2018) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2973 - Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3010 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3017 - A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 3078 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3127 - Bots Disclosure and Social Media Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3149 - DO NOT Call Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3238 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (READI) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3255 - E-FRONTIER Act (the Eliminate from Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet In Every Respect Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 3286 - Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3346 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand - all provisions related to cable. -S 3347 - Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -S 3361 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3360 - Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3455 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that ZTE Corporation complies with all probationary conditions set forth in the settlement agreement entered into between ZTE Corporation and the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce - all provisions related to cable -S 3461 - To amend the PROTECT Act to expand the national AMBER Alert system to territories of the United States, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable -SJRes 52 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - Expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 523 - Encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $2,780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 413, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies S. 428, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions S. 1016, CONNECT For Health Act (Schatz) - telehealth S. 1169, Medicaid CARE Act (Durbin-Portman) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion S. 1688, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 1804, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - single payer health system S. 1827, Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure Act (Hatch-Wyden) - federal CHIP funding S. 1890, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Cardin) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease S. 2027, Medicaid Third Party Liability Act (Portman) - Medicaid third party liability S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman-Cantwell) - Medicaid Money Follows the Person Demonstration S. 2707, Informing Seniors About Opioids Act (Nelson) - opioid issues S. 2901, Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act (Thune) - opioid issues S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment Via Telehealth Act (Carper) - opioid issues S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 3327, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (Cortez Masto) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions S. 3496, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Daines-King) - study on MA benchmark cap S. 3497, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Daines-King) - MA benchmark cap Draft Bill: Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act (Pallone) - Long-Term Services and Supports Program Draft Bills: Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage (House Ways and Means Committee) - prior authorization notifications, report to Congress S. 2051: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (Portman) - barriers to payment reform models H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (Roe) - Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 908, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kelly) - MA payment cap H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Griffith) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies H.R. 1148, FAST Act (Griffith) - access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under Medicare H.R. 1316, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - PBM standards for MA and PDP plans H.R. 1995, V-BID for Better Care Act (Black) - value-based insurance design in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2556, CONNECT For Health Act (Black) - telehealth H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Marino) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease H.R. 2687, Medicaid CARE Act (Foster-Fitzpatrick) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 3044, Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill Medicare Advantage Enrollees (Meehan) H.R. 3168, Special Needs Plans (Tiberi-Levin) - SNP reauthorization H.R. 3263, Medicare Independence at Home Model of Care (Burgess) - demonstration program H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act (Barton) - health homes for children with complex medical conditions H.R. 3360, Telehealth Enhancement Act (Harper) - telehealth in Medicare H.R. 3635, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act (Jenkins) - procedures for Medicare administrative contractors H.R. 3727, Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (Black) - telehealth in MA plans H.R. 4143, Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (Smith) - alternative care delivery models and payment methodologies for patients with end-stage renal disease H.R. 4952, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Kelly) - MA benchmark cap study H.R. 5306, EMPOWER Care Act (Guthrie) - extension of Money Follows the Person Act H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act (Matsui) - opioid issues H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act (Ruiz) - opioid issues H.R. 5675, drug management programs for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5676, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (MacArthur) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act (Kelly) - opioid issues H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act (Faso) - opioid issues H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - communication between Medicare plan sponsors and CMS H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5797, IMD CARE Act (Walters) - Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act (Bucshon) - opioid issues H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act (Blackburn) - opioid issues H.R. 5800, Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act (Upton) - opioid issues H.R. 5804, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act (Shimkus) - opioid issues H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5809, Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act (Peters) - opioid issues H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act (Lance) - opioid issues H.R. 5812, Improving Medicaid Data Timeliness Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6431, Medigap Consumer Protection Act (Levin) - reforms to Medicare supplemental insurance H.R. 6561, Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act (Walorski) -- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly H.R. 6563, Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act (Pallone-Neal) - Medicare Part D cliff H.R. 6662, Empowering Seniors Decision Enrollment Act (Paulsen) - special enrollment period for non-deemed Medicare Cost Plan enrollees H.R. 6690, Fighting Fraud to Protect Care for Seniors Act (Roskam) - Medicare pilot program for smart card technology Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2019 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; issues relating to 2019 Rate Notice and Call Letter; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); CMS's proposed Part B drug demonstration program; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS' substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation. *Add MACPAC to Agency List.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 413, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) -PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies S. 428, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions S. 1016, CONNECT For Health Act (Schatz) - telehealth S. 1169, Medicaid CARE Act (Durbin-Portman) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion S. 1688, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 1804, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - single payer health system S. 1827, Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure Act (Hatch-Wyden) - federal CHIP funding S. 1890, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Cardin) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease S. 2027, Medicaid Third Party Liability Act (Portman) - Medicaid third party liability S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman-Cantwell) - Medicaid Money Follows the Person Demonstration S. 2707, Informing Seniors About Opioids Act (Nelson) - opioid issues S. 2901, Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act (Thune) - opioid issues S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment Via Telehealth Act (Carper) - opioid issues S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act (Roberts) - opioid issues Draft Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act (Pallone) - Long-Term Services and Supports Program H.R. 195, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act - CHIP funding extension for 2018-2023 and related provisions H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (Roe) - Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 908, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kelly) - MA payment cap H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Griffith) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies H.R. 1148, FAST Act (Griffith) - access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under Medicare H.R. 1316, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - PBM standards for MA and PDP plans H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act (Larson) - permanent authorization of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans; MA chronic care reforms: telehealth, supplemental benefits, value-based insurance design, star ratings; changes to Medicare Part D coverage gap and related discounts; CHIP funding extension for 2024-2027; funding for Puerto Ricos Medicaid program H.R. 1995, V-BID for Better Care Act (Black) - value-based insurance design in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2556, CONNECT For Health Act (Black) - telehealth H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Marino) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease H.R. 2687, Medicaid CARE Act (Foster-Fitzpatrick) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 3044, Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill Medicare Advantage Enrollees (Meehan) H.R. 3168, Special Needs Plans (Tiberi-Levin) - SNP reauthorization H.R. 3263, Medicare Independence at Home Model of Care (Burgess) - demonstration program H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act (Barton) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions H.R. 3360, Telehealth Enhancement Act (Harper) - telehealth in Medicare H.R. 3727, Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (Black) - telehealth in MA plans H.R. 3921, HEALTHY KIDS Act (Burgess) - CHIP funding H.R. 4952, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Kelly) - MA benchmark cap study H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act (Matsui) - opioid issues H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act (Ruiz) - opioid issues H.R. 5675, drug management programs for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5676, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (MacArthur) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act (Kelly) - opioid issues H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act (Faso) - opioid issues H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - communication between Medicare plan sponsors and CMS H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5797, IMD CARE Act (Walters) - Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act (Bucshon) - opioid issues H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act (Blackburn) - opioid issues H.R. 5800, Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act (Upton) - opioid issues H.R. 5804, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act (Shimkus) - opioid issues H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5809, Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act (Peters) - opioid issues H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act (Lance) - opioid issues H.R. 5812, Improving Medicaid Data Timeliness Act (Griffith) - opioid issues Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2019 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; issues relating to 2019 Rate Notice and Call Letter; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); CMS's proposed Part B drug demonstration program; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS' substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1148/S.870 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 142/S. Res. 63 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. Res. 325 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3545 Overdoes Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R.3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1850 Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (The Legacy Act) S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1148/870 Funding Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Larson (D-CT) HR 849 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017: To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Roe (R-TN). HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. Griffith (R-VA) H.R.3178 - Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the delivery of home infusion therapy and dialysis and the application of the Stark rule under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Brady (R-TX) HR 3727 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. Black (R-TN). HR 242 and S 41 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Welch (D-VT) & Klobuchar (D-MN). HR 908 - Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. Kelly (R-PA) HR 1995 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security to provide for national testing of a model of Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees. Black (R-TN) S 870 - Creating High Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes without adding to the deficit. No Sponsor Listed
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicaid; Opioids; Air Ambulance; Medicare Part D HR 2575 Introduced May 19, 2017 by Raul Ruiz (R-CA) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes. HR 3780 Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act Introduced September 14, 2017 by Richard Hudson (R-NC) to amend title VIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program with respect to air ambulance services. HR 3921 HEALTHY KIDS Act Introduced October 3, 2017 by Michael Burgess (R-TX) to extend funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. HR 1148 FAST Act of 2017 Introduced February 16, 2017 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. HR 3192 CHIP Mental Health Parity Act Introduced July 12, 2017 by Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. HR 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Introduced June 13, 2018 by Greg Walden (R-OR) includes Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities and bolstering efforts to combat illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The policies contained in the legislation were advanced through regular order by the House and Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. HR 1925 At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018 Introduced April 5, 2017 by Tony Cardenas (D-CA) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to protect at-risk youth against termination of Medicaid eligibility while an inmate of a public institution. HR 3192 CHIP Mental Health Parity Act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the Childrens Health Insurance Program and for other purposes. HR 5808 Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require states to operate drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries and for other purposes. HR 5810 Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Leonard Lance (R-NJ) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the enhanced FMAP for certain Medicaid health homes for individuals with substance use disorders. HR 5715 Strengthening Partnerships to Avoid Opioid Abuse Act Introduced May 9, 2018 by James Renacci (R-OH) to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare parts C and D. HR 5716 COMPASS Act Introduced May 9, 2018 by Peter Roskam (R-IL) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare parts C and D. HR 5796 Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users Treatment Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids and for other purposes. HR 5590 Opioid Addiction Action Plan Introduced April 24, 2018 by Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an action plan on recommendations for changes under Medicare and Medicaid to prevent opioids addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment and for other purposes. HR 5603 Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act Introduced April 24, 2018 by Doris Matsui (D-CA) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services Authority to waive certain Medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder. HR 5605 Advancing Hight Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act Introduced April 24, 2018 by Raul Ruiz (D-CA) establishes a four-year demonstration program to increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder. The demonstration would provide incentive payments and funding for care management services based on criterial such as patient engagement, use of evidence-based treatments, and treatment length and intensity. Under the bill, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be directed to encourage other payers to coordinate payments for opioid use disorder treatments and to evaluate the extent to which the demonstration reduces hospitalizations, increases the use of medication-assisted treatments, and improves the health outcomes of individuals with opioid use disorders during and after the demonstration. This bill also incorporates HR 3528 Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act which would require e-prescribing, with exceptions, for coverage of prescribed controlled substances under the Medicare Part D program. HR 5798 Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Larry Bucshon (R-IN) to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to require a review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder to be included in the Welcome to Medicare initial preventative physical examination. HR 5804 Post Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by John Shimkus (R-IL) to amend title XVII of the Social Security act to provide for modifications in payment for certain outpatient surgical services. HR 5809 Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Scott Peters (D-CA) to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program and for other purposes. HR 5795 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) to amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. HR 5812 Creating Opportunities that necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out certain controlled substances overdose prevention and surveillance activities in order to improve data collection and integration into physician clinical workflow so that timely, complete, and accurate information will get into the hands of providers and dispensers so that they can make the best clinical decisions for their patients. HR 449 Synthetic Drug Awareness act of 2018 Introduced January 11, 2017 by Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) requires the US Surgeon General to report to Congress on the public health effects of the rise in synthetic drug use among youth aged 12-18 years old in order to further educate parents and the medical community on the health effects of synthetics. HR 4284 INFO Act Introduced November 7, 2017 by Robert Latta (R-OH) directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a public and easily accessible electronic dashboard linking to all of the nationwide efforts to combat the opioid crisis. In addition, the legislation creates an Interagency Substance Use Disorder Coordinating Committee to review and coordinate opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorder (SUD) research, services, and prevention activities across relevant Federal agencies, evaluate the effectiveness of these activities and make specific recommendations for actions that the agencies can take to better coordinates the administration of services for patients with OUD and SUD. HR 5002 Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act Introduced February 18, 2018 by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Provides the National Institutes of Health ne authorities to conduct research on innovative and non-addictive pain medications. HR 5102 Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 Introduced February 27, 2018 by Katherine Clark (D-MA) creates a loan repayment program for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers. Specifically, the legislation offers student loan repayment up to $250,000 for participants who agree to work as an SUD professional in areas most in need of their services. The program is available to a wide range of direct care providers, including physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and other behavioral health professionals. The bill authorizes $25 million a year for the 2019-2028 period. HR 5009 Jessies Law Introduced February 13, 2018 by Tim Walberg (R-MI) Ensures medical professionals have access to a consenting patients complete health information when making treatment decisions by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and annually disseminate best practices regarding the prominent display of substance use disorder (SUD) history in records of patients who have previously provided this information to a health care provider. HR 5176 Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 Introduced March 6, 2018 by David McKinley (R-VA) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop protocols and a grant program for health care providers to address the needs of people who survive a drug overdose. Specifically, the protocols would address the provision of naloxone upon discharge, connection with peer-support specialists, and the referral to treatment and other services that best fit the patients needs. The bill authorizes $50 million in FY 2019 for the grant program. HR 5197 ALTO Act Introduced March 7, 2018 by Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in hospital emergency departments. Following the completion of the three-year demonstration, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will submit a report to Congress on the results of the program and issue recommendations for broader implementation. The legislation authorizes $10 million annually in grants for fiscal years 2019-2021. HR 5261 Treatment, Education and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Introduced March 13, 2018 by Bill Johnson (R-OH) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate regional Centers of Excellence to enhance and improve how health professionals are educated in substance abuse disorder prevention, treatment and recovery through development, evaluation, and distribution of evidence based curricula for health profession schools. The bill authorizes $4 million annually for grants to those programs over the 2019-2023 period. HR 5272 To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders. Introduced March 14, 2018 by Steve Stivers (R-OH) Requires the newly established National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory to issue guidance to applicants for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants that support evidence-based practices. The guidance shall include how best to articulate the rationale for a give program or activity; encourage the funding of evidence-based interventions and encourage the replication of promising or effective practices. HR 5327 Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 Introduced March 19, 2018 by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to at least 10 providers that offer treatment services for people with opioid use disorder. These comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers would serve as models for comprehensive treatment and recovery and would utilize the full range of Food and Drug Administration approved medications and evidence-based treatments, have strong linkages with the community, generate meaningful outcomes data and dramatically improve the opportunities for individuals to establish and maintain ling-term recovery. Either directly or through coordination with other entities, centers must provide services including withdrawal management, counseling, recovery housing, community-based and peer recovery support services, job training and placement assistance, pharmacy and toxicology services and a secure and confidential electronic health information system. HR 5353 Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018 Introduced March 20, 2018 by Leonard Lance (R-NJ) Authorizes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to undertake an injection drug-use associated infection elimination initiative and work with states to improve education, surveillance, and treatment of infections associated with injection drug use. HR 3331 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology introduced July 20, 2017 by Lynn Jenkins (R-KY) authorizes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a program offering incentive payments to behavioral health providers that adopt and use certified electronic health record technology. The US government introduced the Meaningful Use program as part of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, to encourage health care providers to show meaningful use of a certified Electronic Health Record (HER). In doing so, eligible providers who do so receive incentive payments, but behavioral health providers were not included in the definition of eligible providers. Individual physicians and other eligible health care professionals can receive up to $44,000 through the Medicare Meaningful Use program or up to $63,750 through the Medicaid Meaningful Use program, depending on when they begin attesting to the programs requirements. HR 5685 Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 Introduced May 7, 2018 by John Faso (R-NY) directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compile education resources for beneficiaries regarding opioid us, pain management, and alternative pain management treatments and include these resources in the Medicare and You handbook. HR 3528 Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act Introduced July 28, 2017 by Katherine Clark (D-MA) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances. HR 4841 Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Introduced January 18, 2018 by David Schweikert (R-AZ) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. HR 5675 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at risk beneficiaries Introduced May 3, 2018 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) this bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs. HR 5686 Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act of 2018 Introduced May 7, 2018 by Erik Paulsen (R-MN) to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plans under Medicare part D to include information on the adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage of nonpharmacological therapies and nonopioid medications or devices to treat pain. HR 5582 Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 Introduced April 23, 2018 by Buddy Carter (R-GA) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on existing barriers to access to abuse-deterrent opioid formulations by Medicare Part C and D beneficiaries. HR 5684 Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act Introduced May 7, 2018 by Mike Kelly (R-PA) to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs established under part D of the Medicare program to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse.
Client expense: $89,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicaid; Opioids; Medicare Part D. HR 2575 Introduced May 19, 2017 by Raul Ruiz (R-CA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes. HR 3921 HEALTHY KIDS Act Introduced October 3, 2017 by Michael Burgess (R-TX) To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 1148 FAST Act of 2017 Introduced February 16, 2017 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. HR 3192 CHIP Mental Health Parity Act Introduced July 12, 2017 by Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Introduced June 13, 2018 by Greg Walden (R-OR) includes Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities, and bolstering efforts to combat illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The policies contained in the legislation were advanced through regular order by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. HR 5752 Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 Introduced May 10, 2018 by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) to strengthen the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) seizure powers and enhance its authority to detain, refuse, seize, or destroy illegal products offered for import. The legislation would subject more people to debarment and civil penalties under the Act. HR 5806 21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatment Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Michael Burgess(R-TX) To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with respect to the expedited approval of certain drugs, and for other purposes. HR 3192 CHIP Mental Health Parity Act To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 5796 Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users Treatment Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes. HR 5605 Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act Introduced April 24, 2018 by Raul Ruiz (D-CA) establishes a four-year demonstration program to increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder. The demonstration would provide incentive payments and funding for care management services based on criteria such as patient engagement, use of evidence-based treatments, and treatment length and intensity. Under the bill, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be directed to encourage other payers to coordinate payments for opioid use disorder treatments and to evaluate the extent to which the demonstration reduces hospitalizations, increases the use of medication-assisted treatments, and improves the health outcomes of individuals with opioid use disorders during and after the demonstration. This bill also incorporates H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, which would require e-prescribing, with exceptions, for coverage of prescribed controlled substances under the Medicare Part D program. HR 5587 Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act Introduced April 23, 2018 by Ben Lujan (D-NM) enhances the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Acts Building Communities of Recovery Program and authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to peer support specialist organizations for the development and expansion of recovery services. Grants shall be awarded to nonprofit organizations that support community-based, peer delivered support, including technical support for the establishment of recovery community organizations, independent, nonprofit groups led by people in recovery and their families. HR 5809 Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Scott Peters (D-CA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. HR 4284 INFO Act Introduced November 7, 2017 by Robert Latta (R-OH) directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a public and easily accessible electronic dashboard linking to all of the nationwide efforts to combat the opioid crisis. In addition, the legislation creates an Interagency Substance Use Disorder Coordinating Committee to review and coordinate opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorder (SUD) research, services, and prevention activities across all relevant Federal agencies, evaluate the effectiveness of these activities, and make specific recommendations for actions that agencies can take to better coordinates the administration of services for patients with OUD and SUD. HR 5009 Jessies Law Introduced February 13, 2018 by Tim Walberg (R-MI) Ensures medical professionals have access to a consenting patients complete health information when making treatment decisions by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and annually disseminate best practices regarding the prominent display of substance use disorder (SUD) history in records of patients who have previously provided this information to a health care provider. HR 5197 ALTO Act Introduced March 7, 2018 by Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in hospital emergency departments. Following the completion of the three-year demonstration, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will submit a report to Congress on the results of the program and issue recommendations for broader implementation. The legislation authorizes $10 million annually in grants for fiscal years 2019-2021. HR 5261 Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Introduced March 13, 2018 by Bill Johnson (R-OH) directs theSecretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate regional Centers of Excellence to enhance and improve how health professional are educated in substance abuse disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery through development, evaluation, and distribution of evidence-based curricula for health profession schools. The bill authorizes $4 million annually for grants to those programs over the 2019-2023 period. HR 5272 To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders. Introduced March 14, 2018 by Steve Stivers (R-OH) Requires the newly established National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory to issue guidance to applicants for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants that support evidence-based practices. The guidance shall include how best to articulate the rationale for a given program or activity; encourage the funding of evidence-based interventions; and encourage the replication of promising or effective practices. HR 5327 Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 Introduced March 19, 2018 by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to at least 10 providers that offer treatment services for people with opioid use disorder. These Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers would serve as models for comprehensive treatment and recovery and would utilize the full range of Food and Drug Administration approved medications and evidence-based treatments, have strong linkages with the community, generate meaningful outcomes data, and dramatically improve the opportunities for individuals to establish and maintain long-term recovery. Either directly or through coordination with other entities, Centers must provide services including withdrawal management, counseling, recovery housing, community-based and peer recovery support services, job training and placement assistance, pharmacy and toxicology services, and a secure and confidential electronic health information system. HR 3331 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology Introduced July 20, 2017 by Lynn Jenkins (R-KY) authorizes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a program offering incentive payments to behavioral health providers that adopt and use certified electronic health record technology. The U.S. government introduced the Meaningful Use program as part of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, to encourage health care providers to show "meaningful use" of a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR). In doing so, eligible providers who do so receive incentive payments, but behavioral health providers were not included in the definition of eligible providers. Individual physicians and other eligible health care professionals can each receive up to $44,000 through the Medicare Meaningful Use program or up to $63,750 through the Medicaid Meaningful Use program, depending upon when they begin attesting to the program's requirements. HR 3528 Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act Introduced July 28, 2017 by Katherine Clark (D-MA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances. HR 4841 Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Introduced January 18, 2018 by David Schweikert (R-AZ) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Telemedicine/Telestroke related issues Monitor the following: H.R.1148, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment S.870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Healthcare Delivery and Payment Reform Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Regulatory reform issues Children's Health Insurance program issues Children Hospital GMEs 340B related issues Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -HR 52 - Jobs, On-the-Job Earn While You Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 547 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 883 - Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1300 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1846 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2803 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3393 - New Collar Jobs Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3470 - GPS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3904 - Data Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3977 - Infrastructure Bank for America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4050 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4109 - Spectrum Auction Deposits Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4151 - STREET Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4232 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4291 - Precision Farming Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4527 - Stop HATE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4585 - To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from relying on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule of the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4672 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4677 - Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4739 - Build America Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4810 - Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4813 - Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4814 - Community Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4817 - Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4832 - Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4858 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4947 - Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4953 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5007 - Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5016 - The Revitalize Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5325 - To amend title 40, United States Code, to reauthorize regional economic and infrastructure development programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5378 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5497 - Office of Rural Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5573 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5700 - National Non-Emergency Mobile Number Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 5815 - Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5930 - Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5952 - Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5961 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5969 - Speed Up Broadband Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5983 - Kelsey Smith Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6003 - Anti-Swatting Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6017 - The Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6026 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6032 - State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act (SMART IoT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6073 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (RURAL Broadband Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6258 - Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 689 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 849 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 873 - Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 129) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 124 - Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 131 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -S 96 - Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 449 - Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 515 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 782 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1168 - Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1225 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1312 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1603 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1676 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1812 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1885 - American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act (AV START Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1950 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1988 - SPEED Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2217 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2220 - National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2381 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2418 - The Bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2573 - To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program - all provisions related to cable. -S 2576 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2639 - Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2640 - Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act (SAFE KIDS Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2650 - Aviation Empowerment Act- all provisions related to cable. -S 2654 - Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. S 2694 - Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2018- all provisions related to cable. -S 2705 - Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act (ROBOCOP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2728 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2853 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority - all provisions related to cable. -S 2865 - Made in America Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2932 - Do Not Track Kids Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2955 - Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband (MAP Broadband) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2958 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -S 2959 - Office of Rural Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2965 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2970 - Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 (RURAL Broadband Act of 2018) - all provisions related to cable. -S 2973 - Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2976 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3010 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3017 - A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 3078 - Stopping Bad Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3107 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3127 - Bots Disclosure and Social Media Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3149 - A bill to modify the penalties for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1993 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3157 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3179 - Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act (FIND Trafficking Act) - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 25 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels form fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 523 - A resolution encouraging companies to apply privacy protections included in the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union to citizens of the United States - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $3,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicaid; Opioids; Medicare Part D HR 2575 Introduced May 19, 2017 by Raul Ruiz (R-CA). To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes. HR 3780 Introduced September 14, 2017 by Richard Hudson (R-NC). The Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program with respect to air ambulance services. HR 3921 Introduced October 3, 2017 by Michael Burgess (R-TX). The HEALTHY KIDS Act extends funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 1148 Introduced February 16, 2017 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA). The FAST Act of 2017 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. HR 3192 Introduced July 12, 2017 by Joseph Kennedy (D-MA). The CHIP Mental Health Parity Act amends title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under CHIP, and for other purposes. HR 6 Introduced June 13, 2018 by Greg Walden (R-OR). The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act includes Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities, and bolstering efforts to combat illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The policies contained in the legislation were advanced through regular order by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. HR 5806 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Michael Burgess (R-TX). The 21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatment Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with respect to the expedited approval of certain drugs, and for other purposes. HR 5811 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Jerry McNerney (D-CA). The Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances, and for other purposes. HR 5715 Introduced May 9, 2018 by James Renacci (R-OH). The Strengthening Partnerships to Avoid Opioid Abuse Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare Parts C and D. HR 5716 Introduced May 9, 2018 by Peter Roskam (R-IL). The COMPASS Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare Parts C and D. HR 5590 Introduced April 24, 2018 by Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). The Opioid Addiction Action Plan requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an action plan on recommendations for changes under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to prevent opioid addiction and enhance access to medication assisted treatment, and for other purposes. HR 5603 Introduced April 24, 2018 by Doris Matsui (D-CA). The Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to waive certain Medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or a co-occurring mental health disorder. HR 5798 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Larry Bucshon (R-IN). The Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder to be included in the Welcome to Medicare initial preventive screening examination. HR 5580 Introduced April 23, 2018 by Ann Kuster (D-NH). The STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018 authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to address the usage of illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl, and for other purposes. HR 5809 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Scott Peters (D-CA). The Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. HR 5795 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act amends the PHSA to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. HR 5009 Introduced February 13, 2018 by Tim Walberg (R-MI). Jessies Law ensures medical professionals have access to a consenting patients complete health information when making treatment decisions by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and annually disseminate best practices regarding the prominent display of substance use disorder (SUD) history in records of patients who have previously provided this information to a health care provider. HR 5685 Introduced May 7, 2018 by John Faso (R-NY). The Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 directs CMS to compile education resources for beneficiaries regarding opioid use, pain management, and alternative pain management treatments, and include those resources in the Medicare and You handbook. HR 5675 Introduced May 3, 2018 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). This bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs. HR 5686 Introduced May 7, 2018 by Erik Paulsen (R-MN). The Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act of 2018 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plans under Medicare Part D to include information on the adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage for nonpharmacological therapies and non-opioid medications or devices used to treat pain. HR 5684 Introduced May 7, 2018 by Mike Kelly (R-PA). The Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs established under Medicare Part D to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicaid; Opioids; Medicare Part D HR 2575 Introduced May 19, 2017 by Raul Ruiz (R-CA). To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes. HR 3780 Introduced September 14, 2017 by Richard Hudson (R-NC). The Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program with respect to air ambulance services. HR 3921 Introduced October 3, 2017 by Michael Burgess (R-TX). The HEALTHY KIDS Act extends funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 1148 Introduced February 16, 2017 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA). The FAST Act of 2017 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. HR 3192 Introduced July 12, 2017 by Joseph Kennedy (D-MA). The CHIP Mental Health Parity Act amends title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under CHIP, and for other purposes. HR 6 Introduced June 13, 2018 by Greg Walden (R-OR). The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act includes Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities, and bolstering efforts to combat illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The policies contained in the legislation were advanced through regular order by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. HR 5806 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Michael Burgess (R-TX). The 21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatment Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with respect to the expedited approval of certain drugs, and for other purposes. HR 5811 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Jerry McNerney (D-CA). The Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances, and for other purposes. HR 5715 Introduced May 9, 2018 by James Renacci (R-OH). The Strengthening Partnerships to Avoid Opioid Abuse Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare Parts C and D. HR 5716 Introduced May 9, 2018 by Peter Roskam (R-IL). The COMPASS Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare Parts C and D. HR 5590 Introduced April 24, 2018 by Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). The Opioid Addiction Action Plan requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an action plan on recommendations for changes under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to prevent opioid addiction and enhance access to medication assisted treatment, and for other purposes. HR 5603 Introduced April 24, 2018 by Doris Matsui (D-CA). The Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to waive certain Medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or a co-occurring mental health disorder. HR 5798 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Larry Bucshon (R-IN). The Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder to be included in the Welcome to Medicare initial preventive screening examination. HR 5580 Introduced April 23, 2018 by Ann Kuster (D-NH). The STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018 authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to address the usage of illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl, and for other purposes. HR 5809 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Scott Peters (D-CA). The Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. HR 5795 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act amends the PHSA to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. HR 5009 Introduced February 13, 2018 by Tim Walberg (R-MI). Jessies Law ensures medical professionals have access to a consenting patients complete health information when making treatment decisions by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and annually disseminate best practices regarding the prominent display of substance use disorder (SUD) history in records of patients who have previously provided this information to a health care provider. HR 5685 Introduced May 7, 2018 by John Faso (R-NY). The Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 directs CMS to compile education resources for beneficiaries regarding opioid use, pain management, and alternative pain management treatments, and include those resources in the Medicare and You handbook. HR 5675 Introduced May 3, 2018 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). This bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs. HR 5686 Introduced May 7, 2018 by Erik Paulsen (R-MN). The Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act of 2018 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plans under Medicare Part D to include information on the adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage for nonpharmacological therapies and non-opioid medications or devices used to treat pain. HR 5684 Introduced May 7, 2018 by Mike Kelly (R-PA). The Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs established under Medicare Part D to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage; CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medicaid; Opioids; Air Ambulance; Medicare Part D HR 2575 Introduced May 19, 2017 by Raul Ruiz (R-CA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes. HR 3780 Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act Introduced September 14, 2017 by Richard Hudson (R-NC) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for conditions of participation, reporting requirements, and a quality program with respect to air ambulance services. HR 3921 HEALTHY KIDS Act Introduced October 3, 2017 by Michael Burgess (R-TX) To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 1148 FAST Act of 2017 Introduced February 16, 2017 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. HR 3192 CHIP Mental Health Parity Act Introduced July 12, 2017 by Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Introduced June 13, 2018 by Greg Walden (R-OR) includes Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities, and bolstering efforts to combat illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl. The policies contained in the legislation were advanced through regular order by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. HR 5228 SCREEN Act Introduced March 8, 2018 by Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) H.R. 5228 will provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with stronger recall and seizure authority to disrupt the entry of counterfeit and illicit drugs through International Mail Facilities (IMFs). HR 5752 Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 Introduced May 10, 2018 by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) to strengthen the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) seizure powers and enhance its authority to detain, refuse, seize, or destroy illegal products offered for import. The legislation would subject more people to debarment and civil penalties under the Act. HR 5806 21st Century Tools for Pain and Addiction Treatment Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Michael Burgess(R-TX) To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with respect to the expedited approval of certain drugs, and for other purposes. HR 5811 Long-Term Opioid Efficacy Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Jerry McNerney (D-CA) To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to postapproval study requirements for certain controlled substances, and for other purposes. HR 1925 At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018 Introduced April 5, 2017 by Tony Cardenas (D-CA) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to protect at-risk youth against termination of Medicaid eligibility while an inmate of a public institution. HR 3192 CHIP Mental Health Parity Act To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. HR 4005 Medicaid Reentry Act Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a group of stakeholders and develop and report to Congress on best practices for addressing issues related to health care faced by those returning from incarceration to their communities. In addition, the legislation allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individuals release. HR 4998 Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act Introduced February 13, 2018 by Karen Bass (D-CA) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth. HR 5477 Rural DOCS Act Introduced April 11, 2018 by Tom OHalleran (D-AZ) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a demonstration project to increase substance use provider capacity under the Medicaid program. HR 5583 Introduced April 23, 2018 by Yvette Clark (D-NY) requires states to include behavioral health indicators in their annual reports on the quality of care under Medicaid beginning in 2024. The Affordable Care Act (Section 1139B) requires the Secretary of HHS to identify and publish a core set of health care quality measures for adult Medicaid enrollees. The law requires that measures designated for the core set be currently in use. To aid in the assessment of the quality of care for Medicaid-eligible adults, the law calls for HHS to: develop a standardized reporting format for the core set of measures; establish an adult quality measurement program; issue an annual report by the Secretary on the reporting of adult Medicaid quality information; and publish updates to the initial core set of adult health quality measures that reflect new or enhanced quality measures. In the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2018 Core Set of Adult Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid, there are 11 behavioral health measures included. Under current law, states already voluntarily report many of these measures annually. HR 5789 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Bill Foster (D-IL) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes. HR 5797 Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Mimi Walters (D-CA) Allows state Medicaid programs to remove the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion for Medicaid beneficiaries aged 21 to 64 with an opioid use disorder for fiscal years 2019 to 2023. By removing the exclusion, Medicaid would pay for up to 30 total days of care in an IMD during a 12-month period for eligible individuals. Opioid use disorder as defined in H.R. 5797 includes, but is not limited to: heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, tramadol and oxycodone. In addition, the legislation requires states to include in their State plan amendment information on 1) How the State will improve access to outpatient care during the State plan amendment period. 2) The process for transitioning individuals to appropriate. HR 5799 Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of receipt of full Federal medical assistance percentage under Medicaid that State Medicaid plans have in place certain drug utilization review activities. HR 5800 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Fred Upton (R-MI) directs the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to conduct a study on institutions for mental disease that receive Medicaid reimbursement. The study shall report on the requirements and standards that state Medicaid programs have in place for institutions for mental diseases (IMD). MACPAC shall summarize the findings and make recommendations on best practices and data collection no later than January 2020. HR 5801 Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for requirements under the Medicaid program relating to the use of qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing certain controlled substances. HR 5808 Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to operate drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, and for other purposes. HR 5810 Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Leonard Lance (R-NJ) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the enhanced FMAP for certain Medicaid health homes for individuals with substance use disorders. HR 5715 Strengthening Partnerships to Avoid Opioid Abuse Act Introduced May 9, 2018 by James Renacci (R-OH) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare parts C and D. HR 5716 COMPASS Act Introduced May 9, 2018 by Peter Roskam (R-IL) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain program integrity transparency measures under Medicare parts C and D. HR 5796 Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users Treatment Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants for eligible entities to provide technical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes. HR 5590 Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act Introduced April 24, 2018 by Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an action plan on recommendations for changes under Medicare and Medicaid to prevent opioids addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment, and for other purposes. HR 5603 Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act Introduced April 24, 2018 by Doris Matsui (D-CA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to waive certain Medicare telehealth requirements in the case of certain treatment of an opioid use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder. HR 5605 Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act Introduced April 24, 2018 by Raul Ruiz (D-CA) establishes a four-year demonstration program to increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder. The demonstration would provide incentive payments and funding for care management services based on criteria such as patient engagement, use of evidence-based treatments, and treatment length and intensity. Under the bill, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be directed to encourage other payers to coordinate payments for opioid use disorder treatments and to evaluate the extent to which the demonstration reduces hospitalizations, increases the use of medication-assisted treatments, and improves the health outcomes of individuals with opioid use disorders during and after the demonstration. This bill also incorporates H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, which would require e-prescribing, with exceptions, for coverage of prescribed controlled substances under the Medicare Part D program. HR 5798 Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Larry Bucshon (R-IN) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require a review of current opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and screening for opioid use disorder to be included in the Welcome to Medicare initial preventive physical examination. HR 4684 Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act of 2018 Introduced December 19, 2017 by Judy Chu (D-CA) Authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop, publish, and disseminate best practices for operating recovery housing that promotes a safe environment and sustained recovery from substance use disorders. Recovery housing is increasingly recognized as critical to recovery for many individuals, and includes activities and programs such as mediation, one-on-one counseling, group sessions, peer recovery support, medication management, spiritual engagement, and others. HR 5329 Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018 Introduced March 19, 2018 by Susan Brooks (D-IN) reauthorizes the national network of Poison Control Centers. Specifically, the legislation reauthorizes the toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program under the Public Health Service Act. The legislation increases the share of poison control center funding that could be provided through federal grants, and authorizes $30 million per year over the 2019-2023 period. HR 5580 STOP Fentanyl Deaths Act of 2018 Introduced April 23, 2018 by Ann Kuster (D-NH) To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct programs to address the usage of illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl, and for other purposes. HR 5587 Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act Introduced April 23, 2018 by Ben Lujan (D-NM) enhances the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Acts Building Communities of Recovery Program and authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to peer support specialist organizations for the development and expansion of recovery services. Grants shall be awarded to nonprofit organizations that support community-based, peer delivered support, including technical support for the establishment of recovery community organizations, independent, nonprofit groups led by people in recovery and their families. HR 5804 Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by John Shimkus (R-IL) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for modifications in payment for certain outpatient surgical services. HR 5809 Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Scott Peters (D-CA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of non-opioid analgesics for the management of post-surgical pain under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. HR 5795 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act Introduced May 15, 2018 by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) To amend the Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. HR 5812 Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018 Introduced May 15, 2018 by Morgan Griffith (R-VA) Will authorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out certain controlled substances overdose prevention and surveillance activities in order to improve data collection and integration into physician clinical workflow so that timely, complete, and accurate information will get into the hands of providers and dispensers so that they can make the best clinical decisions for their patients. HR 449 Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018 Introduced January 11, 2017 by Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) requires the U.S. Surgeon General to report to Congress on the public health effects of the rise in synthetic drug use among youth aged 12 to 18 years old in order to further educate parents and the medical community on the health effects of synthetics. HR 4284 INFO Act Introduced November 7, 2017 by Robert Latta (R-OH) directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a public and easily accessible electronic dashboard linking to all of the nationwide efforts to combat the opioid crisis. In addition, the legislation creates an Interagency Substance Use Disorder Coordinating Committee to review and coordinate opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorder (SUD) research, services, and prevention activities across all relevant Federal agencies, evaluate the effectiveness of these activities, and make specific recommendations for actions that agencies can take to better coordinates the administration of services for patients with OUD and SUD. HR 5002 Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act Introduced February 18, 2018 by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Provides the National Institutes of Health new authorities to conduct research on innovative non-addictive pain medications. HR 5102 Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018 Introduced February 27, 2018 by Katherine Clark (D-MA) creates a loan repayment program for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers. Specifically, the legislation offers student loan repayment of up to $250,000 for participants who agree to work as a SUD treatment professional in areas most in need of their services. The program is available to a wide range of direct care providers, including physicians, registered nurses, social workers, and other behavioral health professionals. The bill authorizes $25 million a year for the 2019-2028 period. HR 5009 Jessies Law Introduced February 13, 2018 by Tim Walberg (R-MI) Ensures medical professionals have access to a consenting patients complete health information when making treatment decisions by requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and annually disseminate best practices regarding the prominent display of substance use disorder (SUD) history in records of patients who have previously provided this information to a health care provider. HR 5176 Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 Introduced March 6, 2018 by David McKinley (R-VA) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop protocols and a grant program for health care providers to address the needs of people who survive a drug overdose. Specifically, the protocols would address the provision of naloxone upon discharge, connection with peer-support specialists, and the referral to treatment and other services that best fit the patients needs. The bill authorizes $50 million in FY2019 for the grant program. HR 5197 ALTO Act Introduced March 7, 2018 by Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit the use of opioids in hospital emergency departments. Following the completion of the three-year demonstration, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will submit a report to Congress on the results of the program and issue recommendations for broader implementation. The legislation authorizes $10 million annually in grants for fiscal years 2019-2021. HR 5261 Treatment, Education, and Community Help to Combat Addiction Act of 2018 Introduced March 13, 2018 by Bill Johnson (R-OH) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate regional Centers of Excellence to enhance and improve how health professional are educated in substance abuse disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery through development, evaluation, and distribution of evidence-based curricula for health profession schools. The bill authorizes $4 million annually for grants to those programs over the 2019-2023 period. HR 5272 To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders. Introduced March 14, 2018 by Steve Stivers (R-OH) Requires the newly established National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory to issue guidance to applicants for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants that support evidence-based practices. The guidance shall include how best to articulate the rationale for a given program or activity; encourage the funding of evidence-based interventions; and encourage the replication of promising or effective practices. HR 5327 Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 Introduced March 19, 2018 by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to at least 10 providers that offer treatment services for people with opioid use disorder. These Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers would serve as models for comprehensive treatment and recovery and would utilize the full range of Food and Drug Administration approved medications and evidence-based treatments, have strong linkages with the community, generate meaningful outcomes data, and dramatically improve the opportunities for individuals to establish and maintain long-term recovery. Either directly or through coordination with other entities, Centers must provide services including withdrawal management, counseling, recovery housing, community-based and peer recovery support services, job training and placement assistance, pharmacy and toxicology services, and a secure and confidential electronic health information system. HR 5353 Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018 Introduced March 20, 2018 by Leonard Lance (R-NJ) Authorizes the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to undertake an injection drug-use associated infection elimination initiative and work with states to improve education, surveillance, and treatment of infections associated with injection drug use. HR 3331 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology Introduced July 20, 2017 by Lynn Jenkins (R-KY) authorizes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a program offering incentive payments to behavioral health providers that adopt and use certified electronic health record technology. The U.S. government introduced the Meaningful Use program as part of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, to encourage health care providers to show "meaningful use" of a certified Electronic Health Record (EHR). In doing so, eligible providers who do so receive incentive payments, but behavioral health providers were not included in the definition of eligible providers. Individual physicians and other eligible health care professionals can each receive up to $44,000 through the Medicare Meaningful Use program or up to $63,750 through the Medicaid Meaningful Use program, depending upon when they begin attesting to the program's requirements. HR 5685 Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 Introduced May 7, 2018 by John Faso (R-NY) directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compile education resources for beneficiaries regarding opioid use, pain management, and alternative pain management treatments, and include these resources in the Medicare and You handbook. HR 3528 Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act Introduced July 28, 2017 by Katherine Clark (D-MA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs that are controlled substances. HR 4841 Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Introduced January 18, 2018 by David Schweikert (R-AZ) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. HR 5675 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries Introduced May 3, 2018 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) This bill requires Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries. Current law authorizes, but does not require, PDP sponsors to establish such programs. HR 5686 Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act of 2018 Introduced May 7, 2018 by Erik Paulsen (R-MN) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plans under Medicare part D to include information on the adverse effects of opioid overutilization and of coverage of nonpharmacological therapies and nonopioid medications or devices used to treat pain. HR 5582 Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 Introduced April 23, 2018 by Buddy Carter (R-GA) Requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on existing barriers to access to abuse-deterrent opioid formulations by Medicare Part C and D beneficiaries. HR 5684 Protecting Seniors From Opioid Abuse Act Introduced May 7, 2018 by Mike Kelly (R-PA) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs established under part D of the Medicare program to include certain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse.
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 413, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) -PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies S. 428, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions S. 1016, CONNECT For Health Act (Schatz) - telehealth S. 1169, Medicaid CARE Act (Durbin-Portman) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion S. 1688, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 1804, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - single payer health system S. 1827, Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure Act (Hatch-Wyden) - federal CHIP funding S. 1890, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Cardin) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease S. 2027, Medicaid Third Party Liability Act (Portman) - Medicaid third party liability S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman-Cantwell) - Medicaid Money Follows the Person Demonstration S. 2707, Informing Seniors About Opioids Act (Nelson) - opioid issues S. 2901, Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act (Thune) - opioid issues S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment Via Telehealth Act (Carper) - opioid issues S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act (Roberts) - opioid issues Draft Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act (Pallone) - Long-Term Services and Supports Program H.R. 195, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act - CHIP funding extension for 2018-2023 and related provisions H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (Roe) - Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 908, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kelly) - MA payment cap H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Griffith) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies H.R. 1148, FAST Act (Griffith) - access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under Medicare H.R. 1316, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - PBM standards for MA and PDP plans H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act (Larson) - permanent authorization of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans; MA chronic care reforms: telehealth, supplemental benefits, value-based insurance design, star ratings; changes to Medicare Part D coverage gap and related discounts; CHIP funding extension for 2024-2027; funding for Puerto Ricos Medicaid program H.R. 1995, V-BID for Better Care Act (Black) - value-based insurance design in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2556, CONNECT For Health Act (Black) - telehealth H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Marino) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease H.R. 2687, Medicaid CARE Act (Foster-Fitzpatrick) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 3044, Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill Medicare Advantage Enrollees (Meehan) H.R. 3168, Special Needs Plans (Tiberi-Levin) - SNP reauthorization H.R. 3263, Medicare Independence at Home Model of Care (Burgess) - demonstration program H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act (Barton) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions H.R. 3360, Telehealth Enhancement Act (Harper) - telehealth in Medicare H.R. 3727, Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (Black) - telehealth in MA plans H.R. 3921, HEALTHY KIDS Act (Burgess) - CHIP funding H.R. 4952, Improving Seniors Access to Quality Benefits Act (Kelly) - MA benchmark cap study H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act (Matsui) - opioid issues H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act (Ruiz) - opioid issues H.R. 5675, drug management programs for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5676, SENIOR Communities Protection Act (MacArthur) - preventing fraudulent opioid prescriptions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors from Opioid Abuse Act (Kelly) - opioid issues H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act (Faso) - opioid issues H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - communication between Medicare plan sponsors and CMS H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5797, IMD CARE Act (Walters) - Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act (Bucshon) - opioid issues H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance Improvement Act (Blackburn) - opioid issues H.R. 5800, Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act (Upton) - opioid issues H.R. 5804, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act (Shimkus) - opioid issues H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act (Bilirakis) - opioid issues H.R. 5809, Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act (Peters) - opioid issues H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged Act (Lance) - opioid issues H.R. 5812, Improving Medicaid Data Timeliness Act (Griffith) - opioid issues Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2019 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; issues relating to 2019 Rate Notice and Call Letter; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); CMS's proposed Part B drug demonstration program; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS' substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare and Other Health and Human Services Extender Provisions H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act
Client expense: $520,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Essential emergency medication shortages Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 H.R.372-Competetive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R.548-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R.582-Kari's Law Act of 2017 H.R.767-Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond (SOAR) to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 H.R.817-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 H.R.849-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.880-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act H.R.1057-Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017 H.R.1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R.1323-Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act H.R.1421-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 H.R.1492-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2017 H.R.1565-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.1628-American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.1822-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.1876-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R.2200-Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2392-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 HR 2843-Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.2851-Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017 H.R.2957-Save Rural Hospitals Act H.R.3181-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.3258-Marketplace Certainty Act H.R.3545-Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act H.R.3729-Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017 H.R.3922-Continuing Community Health And Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable (CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS) Act of 2017 H.R.5176-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act of 2018 H.R.5197-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act P.L.111-148-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S.191-Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S.251-Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S.256-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 S.260-Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 S.284-End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 S.372- Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 S.527-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 S.568-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 S.781-Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 S.1022-Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act S.1063-Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 S.1130-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1462-Marketplace Certainty Act S.1530- Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.1827-Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017 S.1835-Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S.2516-Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act S.2609-Recovery Coaches Offer Addiction Counseling and Healing (COACH) Act S.2610-Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018
Client expense: $520,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.582-Kari's Law Act of 2017 H.R.1148-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017 S.1016-Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017
Client expense: $520,414 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Postal Reform; Medigap. H.R.1148 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) FAST Act of 2017 Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 02/16/2017) H.R.4998 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) H.R.4005 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) H.R.3331 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (Introduced 07/20/2017) H.R.3528 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (Introduced 07/28/2017) H.R.4841 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Sponsor: Rep Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] (Introduced 01/18/2018) H.R.3192 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) CHIP Mental Health Parity Act Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (Introduced 07/12/2017) H.R. 756 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (Introduced 01/31/2017) H.R.2575 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) BENES Act of 2017 Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] (Introduced 05/19/2017) H.R.3780 -- 115th Congress (2017-2018) Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] (Introduced 09/14/2017)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 260 / H.R. 849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act S. 431 / H.R. 1148: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S. 870 / H.R. 4579: CHRONIC Care Act S. 1016 / H.R. 2556: CONNECT for Health Act Preservation of the in-office ancillary exception to the Stark law; appropriate use criteria for imaging services; Medicare coverage of oxygen therapy for cluster headaches; urging changes to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $621,387
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CHIP reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Medicare Advantage, Postal Reform; Site Neutral Payments; Rate Notice and Call letter; Medicare Advantage; SNPs. H.R. 1148- 115th Congress (2017-2018) FAST Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA] (Introduced February 16, 2017) H.R. 4998- 115th Congress (2017-2018) Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA] (Introduced February 13, 2018) H.R. 4005- 115th Congress (2017-2018) Medicaid Reentry Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY] (Introduced October 10, 2017) H.R. 1925- 115th Congress (2017-2018) At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017. Sponsor Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA] (Introduced April 5, 2017) H.R. 3331- 115th Congress (2017-2018) To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. Sponsor Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS] (Introduced July 20, 2017)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 21 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 52 - Jobs, On-the-Job Earn While You Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 387 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 423 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 460 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 547 - National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 709 - We Are Watching You Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 800 - New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 883 - Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1084 - Todays American Dream Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1097 - Unsubscribe Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1139 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1300 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1183 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1301 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1374 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1534 - 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1546 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1581 - Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1591 - WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1669 - Partnership to Build America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1670 - Infrastructure 2.0 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1754 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1814 - Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1846 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1862 - Global Child Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1868 - Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1888 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2356 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2425 - Public Lands Telecommunications Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2479 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2520 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2803 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2870 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2903 - Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3175 - Online Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3267 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3280 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3289 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the Federal Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3353 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3354 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3360 - Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3388 - Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution Act or the SELF DRIVE Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3393 - New Collar Jobs Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3470 - GPS Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3482 - Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3523 - To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3787 - Small Entity Regulatory Relief Opportunity Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3806 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3895 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3896 - Secure and Protect Americans Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3904 - Data Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3945 - CASE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3994 - ACCESS BROADBAND Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3995 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3977 - Infrastructure Bank for America Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4050 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4081 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4098 - Dont Block LGBTQ Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4109 - Spectrum Auction Deposits Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4151 - STREET Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4232 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4287 - Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4291 - Precision Farming Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4308 - Rural Broadband Expansion Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4472 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individuals intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individuals lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4527 - Stop HATE Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4543 - To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4585 - To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from relying on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule of the Commission - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4625 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4667 - Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4672 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4677 - Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4682 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4739 - Build America Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4795 - Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4798 - Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4800 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018 (Dig Once) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4802 - Streamlining and Expediting Approval for Communications Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4810 - Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste (MAPPING NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4813 - Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment (WIFI STUDY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4814 - Community Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4817 - Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great (PEERING) Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4832 - Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars (RESTORED) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4839 - Broadband Infrastructure Inventory Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4842 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4845 - Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4847 - Broadband Deployment Streaming Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4858 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4876 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4947 - Rural Infrastructure Development and Partnerships Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4953 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4986 - RAY BAUMS Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5007 - Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5016 - The Revitalize Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5093 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5172 - To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5213 - Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5250 - To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5310 - Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5325 - To amend title 40, United States Code, to reauthorize regional economic and infrastructure development programs - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5378 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 129 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 53 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 521 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 687 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal, State, and local taxes, fees, regulations, and permitting policies should be coordinated and reconciled to maximize the benefits of broadband investment - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 689 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 690 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 691 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation to promote broadband internet access or communications facilities deployment should treat all broadband and communications facilities in a competitively and technologically neutral manner - all provisions related to cable. -HRes 701 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that with respect to any study required to be conducted by the Federal Communications Commission, or any entity regulated by the Commission under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the National Historic Preservation Act), for the provision of broadband infrastructure, the area to be studied should be limited to the area of impact - all provisions related to cable. -HJRes 124 - Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HConRes 71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -S 19 - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (MOBILE NOW) - all provisions related to cable. -S 21 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 34 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 56 - Regulations Endanger Democracy (RED) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT) - all provisions related to cable. -S 96 - Improving Rural Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 134 - Spoofing Prevention Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 123 - Karis Law Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 277 - Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 278 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 421 - Preserving State Commission (PSC) Oversight Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 431 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 449 - Driving Innovation and Growth in Internet Technology and Launching Universal Access to the Global Economy (DIGITAL AGE) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 515 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 542 - Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 564 - Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls (HANGUP) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 604 - Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 645 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 742 - Community Broadband Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 782 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 875 - A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on filing requirements under the Universal Service Fund programs - all provisions related to cable. -S 878 - A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications service - all provisions related to cable. -S 964 - Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses (MY DATA) Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 993 - Restoring Internet Freedom Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1104 - Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1013 - Gigabit Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1168 - Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1225 - Vehicle Innovation Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1312 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1363 - Rural Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1377 - Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act - all provisions relating to cable. -S 1603 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1654 - Email Privacy Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1655 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1657 - ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1662 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1676 - Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act (B-CROP Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1693 - Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1811 - Merger Enforcement Improvement Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1812 - Consolidation Prevention and Competition Promotion Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1815 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1885 - American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act (AV START Act) - all provisions related to cable. -S 1904 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1950 - Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1988 - SPEED Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2061 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2162 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individuals intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individuals lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2205 - A bill to improve access by Indian tribes to support from the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-rate) of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 2217 - FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2220 - National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2381 - Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2418 - The Bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2489 - Tribal Food and Housing Security Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2510 - Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2573- To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program - all provisions related to cable. -S 2576 - Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments (RAPID) Act - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 3 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 - all provisions related to cable. -SConRes 25 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 34 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services - all provisions related to cable. -SJRes 52 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Restoring Internet Freedom - all provisions related to cable. -SRes 242 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy to deploy fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and next-generation wireless and wired technologies to promote economic development and digital innovation throughout the United States - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $3,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Postal Reform; Medigap; Site Neutral Payments; Medicare Advantage; SNPs (Special Needs Plans); Medicaid Provider Enrollment H.R.1148 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) FAST Act of 2017 Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 02/16/2017) H.R.4998 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (Introduced 02/13/2018) H.R.4005 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Medicaid Reentry Act Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 10/10/2017) H.R.1925 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017 Sponsor: Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (Introduced 04/05/2017) H.R.3331 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (Introduced 07/20/2017) H.R.3528 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (Introduced 07/28/2017) H.R.4841 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] (Introduced 01/18/2018) H.R.3192 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) CHIP Mental Health Parity Act Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (Introduced 07/12/2017) H.R.756 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Postal Service Reform Act of 2017Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (Introduced 01/31/2017) H.R.2575 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) BENES Act of 2017Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] (Introduced 05/19/2017) H.R.3780 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] (Introduced 09/14/2017) H.R.3921 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) HEALTHY KIDS Act Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-H.R.1148 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) FAST Act of 2017Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 02/16/2017)TX-26] (Introduced 10/03/2017)
Client expense: $1,830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. 787, The Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2017. S. 870, Creating High Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017. H.R. 1148, The Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017. Issues related to heart valve disease. Issues related to opioids/chronic pain. Issues related to value based health care and modernization of fraud and abuse laws. Issues related to the re-authorization of the pandemic all hazardous preparedness act. Issues related to natural disaster recovery efforts.
Client expense: $1,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act of 2017(H.R.3447) Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act(S.431/H.R.1148) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act(H.R.807/S.253) Medicare Cardiac Rehab Supervision Bill(H.R.1155/S.1361) Medicare Choice Empowerment and Protection Act(H.R.3181/S.1530) Palliative Care and Hospital Education and Training Act(H.R.1676/S.693) Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017(S.1334/H.R.2797) Senate Finance CHRONIC Care Bill(S.870)
Client expense: $45,380 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Opioid initiatives H.R.2212, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017 or CREATES Act of 2017 Monitor the following: Affordable Care Act repeal and replace legislation Telemedicine issues Wellness Focused Care Regulatory issues H.R.1148/S.870, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment S.870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
340B related issues Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations Monitor the following: H.R.1148, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment S.870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, Mobile Stroke Treatment Telemedicine issues Healthcare Delivery and Payment Reform Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Regulatory reform issues Children's Health Insurance program issues Children Hospital GMEs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 413, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) -PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies S. 428, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions S. 1016, CONNECT For Health Act (Schatz) - telehealth S. 1169, Medicaid CARE Act (Durbin-Portman) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion S. 1688, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 1804, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - single payer health system S. 1827, Keep Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure Act (Hatch-Wyden) - federal CHIP funding S. 1890, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Cardin) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease S. 2027, Medicaid Third Party Liability Act (Portman) - Medicaid third party liability S. 2227, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman-Cantwell) - Medicaid Money Follows the Person Demonstration Draft Medicare Extenders Bill (Senate Finance Committee) - continuation of expiring Medicare provisions H.R. 195, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act - CHIP funding extension for 2018-2023 and related provisions H.R. 849, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act (Roe) - Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 908, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kelly) - MA payment cap H.R. 1038, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Griffith) - PDP/MA-PD payments on clean claims from pharmacies H.R. 1148, FAST Act (Griffith) - access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under Medicare H.R. 1316, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - PBM standards for MA and PDP plans H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act (Larson) - permanent authorization of Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans; MA chronic care reforms: telehealth, supplemental benefits, value-based insurance design, star ratings; changes to Medicare Part D coverage gap and related discounts; CHIP funding extension for 2024-2027; funding for Puerto Ricos Medicaid program H.R. 1995, V-BID for Better Care Act (Black) - value-based insurance design in Medicare Advantage H.R. 2556, CONNECT For Health Act (Black) - telehealth H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment and Medigap Access (Marino) - Medigap coverage for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease H.R. 2687, Medicaid CARE Act (Foster-Fitzpatrick) - changes to Medicaid IMD exclusion H.R. 3044, Supplemental Benefits for Chronically Ill Medicare Advantage Enrollees (Meehan) H.R. 3168, Special Needs Plans (Tiberi-Levin) - SNP reauthorization H.R. 3263, Medicare Independence at Home Model of Care (Burgess) - demonstration program H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act (Barton) - coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions H.R. 3360, Telehealth Enhancement Act (Harper) - telehealth in Medicare H.R. 3727, Increasing Telehealth Access in Medicare Act (Black) - telehealth in MA plans H.R. 3921, HEALTHY KIDS Act (Burgess) - CHIP funding Medicare Extenders Package (House Ways and Means Committee) - reauthorization of Special Needs Plans, telehealth, CMS authority to terminate MA contracts Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); proposed calendar year 2019 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); CMS's proposed Part B drug demonstration program; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS' substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medigap; Site Neutral Payments; Medicare Advantage; SNPs (Special Needs Plans); Medicaid Provider Enrollment H.R.1148 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). FAST Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 02/16/2017) H.R.4998 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (Introduced 02/13/2018) H.R.4005 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Medicaid Reentry Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 10/10/2017) H.R.1925 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (Introduced 04/05/2017) H.R.3331 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (Introduced 07/20/2017) H.R.3528 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act. Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (Introduced 07/28/2017) H.R.4841 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018. Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] (Introduced 01/18/2018) H.R.3192 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). CHIP Mental Health Parity Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (Introduced 07/12/2017) H.R.2575 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). BENES Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] (Introduced 05/19/2017) H.R.3921 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). HEALTHY KIDS Act. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 10/03/2017)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medigap; Site Neutral Payments; Medicare Advantage; SNPs (Special Needs Plans); Medicaid Provider Enrollment H.R.1148 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). FAST Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 02/16/2017) H.R.4998 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (Introduced 02/13/2018) H.R.4005 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Medicaid Reentry Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 10/10/2017) H.R.1925 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (Introduced 04/05/2017) H.R.3331 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (Introduced 07/20/2017) H.R.3528 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act. Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (Introduced 07/28/2017) H.R.4841 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018. Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] (Introduced 01/18/2018) H.R.3192 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). CHIP Mental Health Parity Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (Introduced 07/12/2017) H.R.2575 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). BENES Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] (Introduced 05/19/2017) H.R.3921 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). HEALTHY KIDS Act. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 10/03/2017)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter; Medigap; Site Neutral Payments; Medicare Advantage; SNPs (Special Needs Plans); Medicaid Provider Enrollment H.R.1148 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). FAST Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (Introduced 02/16/2017) H.R.4998 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (Introduced 02/13/2018) H.R.4005 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Medicaid Reentry Act. Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 10/10/2017) H.R.1925 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (Introduced 04/05/2017) H.R.3331 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology. Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (Introduced 07/20/2017) H.R.3528 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act. Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (Introduced 07/28/2017) H.R.4841 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018. Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] (Introduced 01/18/2018) H.R.3192 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). CHIP Mental Health Parity Act. Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (Introduced 07/12/2017) H.R.2575 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). BENES Act of 2017. Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] (Introduced 05/19/2017) H.R.3921 - 115th Congress (2017-2018). HEALTHY KIDS Act. Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (Introduced 10/03/2017)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Teaching Health Center and Community Health Centers, as follows: H.R.1148, FAST Act of 2017 Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Teaching Health Center and Community Health Centers as follows: H.R.1148, Fast Act of 2017 Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Act of 2018
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
(HR 1148) Fast Act of 2017; 340B drug discount program; pending Telemedicine legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Larson (D-CT) HR 849 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017: To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Roe (R-TN). HR 1148 - Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. Griffith (R-VA) H.R.3178 - Medicare Part B Improvement Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the delivery of home infusion therapy and dialysis and the application of the Stark rule under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Brady (R-TX) HR 3727 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. Black (R-TN). HR 242 and S 41 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Welch (D-VT) & Klobuchar (D-MN). HR 908 - Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. Kelly (R-PA) HR 1995 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security to provide for national testing of a model of Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees. Black (R-TN) S 870 - Creating High Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to implement Medicare payment policies designed to improve management of chronic disease, streamline care coordination, and improve quality outcomes without adding to the deficit. No Sponsor Listed
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE